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AC Not Detected

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Name: Pumpkin
Date: October 26, 2009 at 14:55:59 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Product: Hp (hewlett-packard) Hp li-ion nx5000 laptop battery hstnn-l01c 8-cell 4.4ah for pavillion v1000 nc6000 nx5000 nw8000 nc
Subcategory: General
Tags: power, Battery, converter
Comment:

All of a sudden today, my HP laptop started running on battery power despite being plugged into AC. It doesn't seem to notice the power, and is draining the battery to run. Does this indicate a problem with the battery or with the converter?



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Response Number 1
Name: aegis1
Date: October 26, 2009 at 15:50:34 Pacific
Reply:

Check the DC power connector that the AC adapter plugs into, to see if it's loose. They sometimes break loose from the motherboard.


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Response Number 2
Name: Pumpkin
Date: October 27, 2009 at 11:02:54 Pacific
Reply:

I took all the screws out of the bottom, and couldn't for the life of me get access to the area where the plug connects. However, I put it all back, and plugged it in again, and it worked. I think maybe the converter in the cord overheated. Thank you for your help, though.


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